UGA's Archway to Excellence campaign raises $653M 08/19/2008
Athens - The University of Georgia received a total of $653,647,368 in gifts and commitments during its seven-year Archway to Excellence fundraising campaign that ended June 30.
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Budget crisis burns historic fire station 08/19/2008
ATLANTA - Fire Station Number 7 watched over the businesses, students and residents of Atlanta's historic West End neighborhood for nearly a century.
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Police seek driver in motorcycle hit-and-run 08/19/2008
MABLETON - Cobb police are searching for a driver they say ran a stop sign and hit a motorcyclist shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday.
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Appeals court overturns cocaine conspiracy conviction 08/19/2008
ATLANTA - A federal appeals court has ordered a new trial for a Briton convicted of a cocaine conspiracy that began with a bizarre plot to set up a sale of radioactive, bomb-making material.
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No charges filed against 12-year-old in fatal shooting 08/19/2008
SNELLVILLE - Police say no charges have been filed in the death of a teenager who was shot and killed by a 12-year-old girl in Snellville.
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Marietta schools discussing plan to meet AYP standards 08/19/2008
MARIETTA - Tonight, the Marietta City Schools board will have its first formal conversation on Adequate Yearly Progress scores since those totals were released July 25.
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Police seek suspect in armed ATM robbery 08/19/2008
ACWORTH - Acworth Police are seeking a gunman who robbed a woman Sunday morning as she was making a deposit at a local bank branch.
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Walker senior earns perfect score on achievement test 08/18/2008
MARIETTA - Walker School senior Malav Chakravorty said he didn't do a whole lot of studying in preparation for the ACT when he took it in April and scored a perfect 36 on the test.
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Atlanta facing pension crisis 08/18/2008
ATLANTA - Two Atlanta City Council members plan to issue a resolution Monday calling for an emergency committee to tackle the city's troubled pension funds, which are suffering more than $1 billion in uncovered liabilities.
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Campaign donations don't translate to funding 08/18/2008
ATLANTA - To the victor belongs the spoils, goes the old saying.
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